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1 Harry Ruiz v. Angel Mero -- rank: 1000

... that the Legislature abrogated the firefighters’ rule when it enacted N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-21 in 1993. The trial judge adopted defendants’ theory and granted ... issue of whether the firefighters’ rule has been abrogated by N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-21.                                          HELD: N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-21 abolished the firefighters’ rule. First responders may recover damages from ... the doctrine. (pp. 10-12) In 1993, the Legislature enacted N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-21. Plaintiff contends that the Legislature meant N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-21 to abrogate completely the firefighters’ rule. Defendants claim that the ... existed prior to Rosa . (pp. 12-13) The meaning of N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-21 seems clear - - to provide a broad right of action ...

docket:	a-28-06
court:	njsupreme
decided:	2007-03-13
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citation:	189 N.J. 525
Document Size:	50885

2 DAVID FOSTER v. NEWARK HOUSING AUTHORITY -- rank: 756

... 1993, c. 366 §§ 1 and 2, codified as N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-21 to -22, [the "Firefighters' Act"], which abrogated the fireman's ... or culpable conduct resulted in that injury, disease or death. [ N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-21.] The rights, remedies and limitations accorded by the provisions of ... the firefighters' rule in New Jersey, L. 1993, c. 366 [ N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-21 to -22], this case is probably the last in which ... recovery otherwise available under law," the covered officer may sue, N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-21, suggests an independent cause of action outside the TCA. But ...

docket:	A1614-05
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2006-11-21
status:	published
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3 EDWARD SMITH et al. v. RODNEY BRADLEY -- rank: 647

... s rule" was not entirely abrogated by the enactment of N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-21, and that under Kelly , plaintiff's suit was barred. We ... Id. at 68-69. Two years later, the Legislature enacted N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-21, which states: In addition to any other right of action ... defendant's negligence." Ibid. We recognized the 1994 enactment of N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-21, as well as the common law history of the fireman ... court recently reached a different conclusion about the scope of N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-21. See Ruiz v. Rossi , ___ N.J. Super. ___ (2006) (slip op ... forth in Ruiz now most accurately describes the scope of N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-21. Irrespective of our own views of what would constitute a ... this opinion. We surmised in Kelly that the Legislature enacted N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-21 in reaction to Rosa , but that the intent was " ...

docket:	a4754-04
court:	njappellate
decided:	2006-06-09
status:	unpublished
citation:	*CITE_PENDING*
Document Size:	36499

4 HARRY RUIZ et al. v. RICHARD ROSSI, and RICHARD ROSSI REAL ESTATE CORPORATION -- rank: 629

... 86. Two years later the Legislature addressed the subject in N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-21:     In addition to any other right of action or recovery ... or willful or culpable conduct of any person or entity . . . ." N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-21.     We perceive no basis for inferring that this statute had ... the firefighters' rule in New Jersey, L. 1993, c. 366 [ N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-21 to -22], this case is probably the last in which ... he fireman's rule has now been abrogated by statute N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-21." The Supreme Courts of South Carolina and Mississippi and a ... the common law fireman's rule was abrogated entirely by N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-21. We therefore reverse the summary judgment orders and remand for ...

docket:	a5082-04
court:	njappellate
decided:	2006-05-15
status:	published
citation:	*CITE_PENDING*
Document Size:	19700

5 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/appellate/a-16-21.opn.html -- rank: 589

... Legislature abrogated the “firefighters’ rule”3 when it adopted N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-21. 189 N.J. 525, 527 (2007). In Ruiz, a unanimous ...

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6 /usr/local/share/www/libweb/collections/courts/supreme/a-16-21.opn.html -- rank: 589

... Legislature abrogated the “firefighters’ rule”3 when it adopted N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-21. 189 N.J. 525, 527 (2007). In Ruiz, a unanimous ...

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court:	New Jersey Supreme Court
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7 Willie C. Rowe v. Mazel Thirty, LLC -- rank: 580

... tort from a negligent landowner, led to the enactment of N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-21 and N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-22. That law ... at 533-34, ­­­­­­ led, in 1993, to the enactment of N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-21 and N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-22, which provide ... abrogate or impair any such statutory right, remedy or prohibition. [ N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-21 to -22.] In Ruiz we declared that that statute abrogated ...

docket:	A-95-10
court:	NJ Supreme Court
decided:	2012-02-02
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citation:	209 N.J. 35 34 A.3d 1248
Document Size:	65821

8 NEW JERSEY INTERGOVERNMENTAL INSURANCE FUND v. RICHARD SAROKIS -- rank: 331

... See Ruiz v. Mero , 189 N.J. 525 , 527 (2007); N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-21. This argument is irrelevant to the central issue raised in ...

docket:	a0200-11
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2013-11-04
status:	unpublished
citation:
Document Size:	28877

9 MICHAEL KELLY v. THOMAS J. ELY, -- rank: 322

... 31 N.J. at 273.     In 1994, the Legislature passed N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-21 which purports to abrogate the rule by permitting a firefighter ...

docket:	A0397-99
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2001-01-19
status:	published
citation:	336 N.J. Super. 354
Document Size:	19601

10 WILLIE C. ROWE v. MAZEL THIRTY, LLC. -- rank: 322

... The rule has since been abrogated by the Legislature. See N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-21; Ruiz v. Mero , 189 N.J. 525 , 537-38 (2007 ...

docket:	a6328-08
court:	NJ Superior Court Appellate Division
decided:	2010-10-29
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11 PETER KAVITT et al. v. RONALD J. BERGE -- rank: 313

... plaintiffs' injuries were subject to the Fireman's Rule, citing N.J.S.A. 2A:62A-21, a statute that abolished the doctrine except in certain limited ...

docket:	a6423-04
court:	njappellate
decided:	2006-08-24
status:	unpublished
citation:	*CITE_PENDING*
Document Size:	38757